Daily Pro Wrestling History (09/10): Harley Race defeats Giant Baba for the NWA Title
1937
Kansas City, Kansas:
– Everett Marshall beat Sol Slagel to retain the World title
– Lou Thesz beat George Zaharias
1951
Augusta, Georgia:
– Don McIntyre defeated Art Nelson in a two of three falls match to win the Southern Heavyweight Title
1952
Des Moines, Iowa:
– Pat O’Connor beat Jim Dobie
– Gypsy Joe beat Balk Estes
– Billy Hickson beat Milt Olsen
– Johnny Balbo defeated Reggie Lisowski (Crusher)
1965
Denver, Colorado:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & Verne Gagne
1968
Dallas, Texas:
– The Spoiler & Gary Hart defeated Fritz Von Erich & Grizzly Smith to win the NWA American Tag Team Titles
– Nick Kozak fought Dusty Rhodes to a draw
1976
Denver, Colorado:
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke
– Blackjack Lanza beat the Crusher
– Bobby Duncum beat Peter Maivia on a 3rd fall DQ
– Billy Francis drew Pierre Poisson
1978
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Angelo Mosca beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by countout
– WWWF Champion Bob Backlund beat Gorilla Monsoon
– Andre the Giant beat Waldo Von Erich
– Verne Gagne beat Lord Alfred Hayes
Dallas, Texas:
– Kevin Von Erich fought Gino Hernandez to a double countout
– David Von Erich beat Bruiser Brody to win Texas Heavyweight title
– Rocky Johnson & Leroy Brown went to a time limit draw with Killer Karl Krupp & Killer Brooks
1979
Louisville, Kentucky:
– Steve Regal & Eddie Gilbert defeated the Spoilers
– Ron Bass defeated Tommy Gilbert
– AWA Southern tag champs the Blonde Bombers (Wayne Ferris & Larry Latham aka The future Honkytonk Man & Moondog Spot) beat Steve Regal & Eddie Gilbert
– Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeated Sonny King & Ricky Morton by DQ
– Bill Dundee defeated Jerry Lawler
1980
Ohtsu, Japan:
– Harley Race defeated Giant Baba for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title
1982
Dallas, Texas:
– Brian Adidas defeated The Samoan
– Al Madril defeated Armand Hussein
– José Lothario defeated Magic Dragon
– Bill Irwin and King Kong Bundy defeated WCCW America’s Tag Team champions Kerry and Kevin Von Erich to become the new champions
– The Great Kabuki defeated Bugsy McGraw
1983
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Austin Idol defeated Ken Patera to win the AWA International Heavyweight Title
Portland, Oregon:
– Brian Adidas wrestled Matt Borne to a time limit draw
– Al Madril and Jules Strongbow went to a time limit draw
– Siva Afi defeated Scott Ferris by disqualification
– Al Madril and Mike Miller went to a time limit draw
– Rip Oliver & The Assassin &The Dynamite Kid defeated Buddy Rose & Billy Jack (Haynes) & Curt Hennig
1984
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Dutch Mantell fought Mark Ragin to a draw
– The Dirty White Boys (Tony Anthony & Len Denton) beat Johnny Wilhoit & Mark Batten
– Tojo Yamamoto beat Kurt Von Hess by DQ
– AWA Southern Tag Champs The Nightmares beat The Rock N’ Roll Express
– CWA International Champ Eddie Gilbert beat Tommy Rich
– King Kong Bundy & Rick Rude beat Jerry Lawler & Randy Savage by DQ
Baltimore, Maryland:
– David Schultz defeated Jose Luis Rivera
– The Fabulous Freebirds’ Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeated the Moondogs
– The Junkyard Dog defeated the Iron Sheik
– Andre the Giant & Pat Patterson, & Sika defeated Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch
– Sgt. Slaughter defeated Bob Orton
– WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Jesse Ventura
1988
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
– United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Four Horsemen members Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard for the NWA World Tag Team Titles
1990
Memphis, Tennessee:
– Brian Lee & Don Harris defeated Jeff Jarrett & Jeff Gaylord for the USWA Tag Team Titles
1992
Providence, Rhode Island:
– High Energy, Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated Skinner & Barry Horowitz
– The Mountie pinned Tito Santana
– Shawn Michaels pinned Virgil
– Razor Ramon pinned Randy Savage
– WWF Tag Team Champions Natural Disasters defeated the Beverly Brothers
– Bret Hart pinned Papa Shango
– The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
1995
Tokyo, Japan:
– Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Dan Kroffat (aka Phil LaFon) to win the All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Title
2001
San Antonio, Texas:
– Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Chris Kanyon for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight Title